Dear VCC Community,

It has come to my attention that the legal services provided by Constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati to address the government’s response to COVID is under attack by individuals purporting to act on behalf of Vaccine Choice Canada (VCC). Let me be clear that these individuals have no authority to act on behalf of Vaccine Choice Canada. It is audacious for these individuals to launch legal proceedings against Mr. Galati, his law firm and the Constitutional Rights Centre Inc., on behalf of VCC.

Vaccine Choice Canada retained the services of Rocco Galati more than 10 years ago to receive legal guidance on numerous matters of public interest, individual rights, and Charter considerations. This long-standing relationship, both pre and post COVID, gives me considerable experience to comment on the quality of services provided to Vaccine Choice Canada by Mr. Galati.

On July 6, 2020 Mr. Galati, and his Firm, on behalf of Vaccine Choice Canada, filed an action, (Court File No. CV-20-00643451-0000) in response to the egregious violation of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms by the Federal and Ontario governments in their response to COVID. Our intentions and goals in filing the action were clear to us and clearly conveyed and discussed in instructing Mr. Galati. 

Vaccine Choice Canada retained Mr. Galati because of our confidence that Mr. Galati was the lawyer best suited to advance our legal action. We had every confidence when we retained Mr. Galati and continue to have confidence in Mr. Galati to this day. Mr. Galati acted fully in accordance with our clear instructions. 

The four plaintiffs filing this class action against Mr. Galati do not represent the opinions or experiences of Vaccine Choice Canada or other co-plaintiffs in our action. Not only do we disagree with their assessment of Mr. Galati, we ferociously oppose it.

These plaintiffs argue that Mr. Galati did not serve VCC well. None of these individuals were involved in retaining nor instructing Mr. Galati with respect to our action. They are in no position to file a grievance on our behalf. Such action is, in our view, fraudulent and well beyond the scope of their standing to act.

The filing of a ‘Notice of Discontinuance’ in 2024 with regards to our July 6, 2020 legal action was at the instruction of Vaccine Choice Canada. Mr. Galati acted according to our instruction and retainer. Discontinuance means that a party, for its own reasons, has chosen not to continue the litigation. The decision to discontinue does not take away from the importance or merit of the case.

It is the position of the Board of Directors of Vaccine Choice Canada that it is our Courts and Chief Justices that have not served us well. To direct frustration with the failure of our Courts to uphold our rights and freedoms at one lawyer in particular, is misguided, destructive, and a distraction away from the real cause of legal failure – our Crown, Courts and Chief Justices to uphold our Charter rights. 

Sincerely,

Ted Kuntz, President

Board of Directors Vaccine Choice Canada